Cabot Trail Relay Race

Cabot Trail Relay Race
Cabot Trail Relay Race Logo
Date May
Location Cabot Trail, starting and ending in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Event type Road Relay
Distance 276.33 km (171.70 mi)
Established 1988
Course records 16:11:38 - Team: Maine-iacs (2016)
Official site http://cabottrailrelay.com

The Cabot Trail Relay Race is an annual 276.33 km (171.70 mi) relay race around Cape Breton's Cabot Trail.[1] The race takes place over 24 hours in 17 stages and features up to 70 teams and 1,200 runners.[2][3] The race begins and ends in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.[4] The annual event began in 1988, when just 6 teams participated.[5] Since its founding, over 27,000 runners have participated in the event. [6]

Format

The race takes place over approximately 24 hours, beginning on a Saturday morning and continuing to Sunday morning. The race is divided into 17 stages which are unequal both in distance and difficulty. Typically each leg is run by a different runner, but runners can run multiple legs. In 2010 ultramarathoner Mark Campbell attempted to run the entire relay solo, but fell ill and could not complete it.[7] The race begins at the Gaelic College monument outside of Baddeck and completes the Cabot Trail in a counter-clockwise direction, ending in front of the Baddeck Court House. Although some sections of the race are relatively flat, others ascend mountains including Cape Smokey, North Mountain, and MacKenzie Mountain—climbing as high as 460 meters.[8] Leg 9 of the race, which runs over North Mountain, is generally considered the most difficult leg of the race.[9][10]

Race Map

Full Race Map

Runners at the Cabot Trail Relay Race, in costume.

Entry lottery

The race is limited to just 70 teams. 45 teams are drawn from a hat of registered entrants. Another 25 teams are selected by members of the tech crew and organizing committee. The remaining teams are placed on a wait list. A list of accepted teams is posted in January of the year of the race.[11]

A runner approaches the finish line of the final leg.

Requirements

Runners must be 18 years of age to participate in the race. Additionally, runners must be able to run a minimum pace of 9:30 per mile.[12] Runners are expected to finish each leg within the time allotted by this pace. Runners who fail to finish a leg within the allotted time are assigned the time of the slowest runner to complete the leg, plus 5 minutes.[13]

Course records

Male

TeamTimeDistance (Km)[N 1]YearPace (Min/Km)[N 1]
Maine-iacs16:11:38276.3320163:31

[14]

Female

TeamTimeDistance (Km)[N 1]YearPace (Min/Km)[N 1]
The Angels19:22:57276.3320154.12

[15]

Mixed

TeamTimeDistance (Km)[N 1]YearPace (Min/Km)[N 1]
Cardio Arrest19:14:39276.3320134:11

[15][16]

Leg records

Male

The top male record-holders are Randy Bullerwell, Dan Vassallo and Rob Gomez who each hold two records. MacGillivary's leg 17 record, set in 1991, is the longest standing record at the Cabot Trail Relay Race.

LegDifficulty[8]RunnerTimeDistance (Km)[N 1]YearPace (Min/Km)[N 1]
13.5Louis Luchini54:29172014[17]3:13
23.5Robert Gomez57:1217.922014[18]3:12
32Gilles Gautreau41:1713.461993[19]3:04
45Dan Vassallo1:06:3620.012014[20]3:20
53.5Dan Vassallo55:5417.52015[21]3:12
64.5Clayton Conrad57:3817.52011[22]3:18
73Stanley Chiasson44:4113.52009[23]3:19
82.5Judson Cake40:0012.22012[24]3:17
95Frasier Burtham1:01:5117.842000[25]3:28
105Ken Akiha54:0214.72016[26]3:41
113.5Trevor Boudreau47:5414.71999[27]3:16
123Spencer McElwain51:0915.782012[28]3:15
133Robert Gomez53:2215.882016[29]3:22
144Evan Graves1:05:0619.812007[30]3:18
152Randy Bullerwell51:0215.421992[31]3:19
162Josh Zolla49:3315.352011[32]3:14
174.5Bo MacGillivary55:5117.7[N 2]1991[33]3:09
Total276.27

Female

The majority of the female records are held by two women. The top female record holder is Sheri Piers who holds records in 6 of the legs. Additionally, Piers has the fastest time run on the longer course used for leg 17 in 2012 and 2013. Her training partner Kristin Barry[34] holds 5 female records.

LegDifficulty[8]RunnerTimeDistance (Km)[N 1]YearPace (Min/Km)[N 1]
13.5Kristin Barry1:03:091720103:43
23.5Kristin Barry1:06:2317.9220083:42
32Sheri Piers47:4713.4620123:33
45Sheri Piers1:17:4320.0120083:53
53.5Sheri Piers1:04:2917.520133:42[35]
64.5Sheri Piers1:03:5917.520093:39
73Kristin Barry51:0913.520143:48
82.5Janine MacLeod49:1212.220044:02
95Sheri Piers1:13:2917.8420104:07
105Caroline Schlosser1:03:5414.720104:21
113.5Laura McIntyre54:4914.720083:43
123Kristin Barry58:2615.7820123:42
133Faith Nesdoly1:02:2718.1820013:26
144Sheri Piers1:20:4519.8120074:05
152Kristin Barry58:4615.4220103:49
162Kristin Barry55:2515.3520083:37
174.5Gina Stewart1:16:3818.7[N 3]20104:06[37]

[15]

Sheri Piers of the Maine Road Hags approaches the finish line on the final leg of the Cabot Trail Relay Race.

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Courses are not certified and distances (and therefore paces) are only estimates.
  2. ↑ A longer 19.3 Km course was used in 2012 and 2013 due to a bridge closure. Adam Goode holds the male record on the alternate course, completing it in a time of 1:06:51 in 2012.[33]
  3. ↑ A longer 19.3 Km course was used in 2012 and 2013 due to a bridge closure. Sheri Piers holds the female record on the alternate course, completing it in a time of 1:17:43 in 2013.[36] Her 4:03 minute/Km pace is the fastest pace run by a female on leg 17.
Citations
  1. ↑ "Cabot Trail Relay Race - Things to Do - Cape Breton Island - Trip Planner". Cape Breton Island. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  2. ↑ http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/thingstoseeanddo/listingdetails.aspx/cabot-trail-relay-race/-21700
  3. ↑ "Cabot Trail Relay Race underway - Local". Cape Breton Post. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Cabot Trail Relay Race". Cabottrailrelay.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  5. ↑ "About | Cabot Trail Relay Race". Cabottrailrelay.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  6. ↑ http://www.capebretonpost.com/sports/2017/5/19/cabot-trail-relay-race-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary-next-weeken.html
  7. ↑ "Ultramarathoner sidelined on Cabot Trail". CBC. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 "Leg Descriptions" (PDF). Cabot Trail Relay Website. Cabot Trail Relay. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Trail Blazers". Cape Breton Post. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "1,200 runners headed for Cabot Trail Relay". The Chronicle Herald. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Registration". Cabot Trail Relay Website. Cabot Trail Relay. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "About". Cabot Trail Relay Website. Cabot Trail Relay. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "CTRR Rules". Cabot Trail Relay Website. Cabot Trail Relay. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  14. ↑ Atlantic Chip Timing Cabot Trail Relay Team Results 2016
  15. 1 2 3 Cabot Trail Relay Race Program. Baddeck: Cabot Trail Relay Association. 2013.
  16. ↑ http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/results-show.php?result=1803
  17. ↑ "2014 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 1)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  18. ↑ "2014 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 2)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  19. ↑ "2012 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 3)". Atlanticchip.ca. 1993-??-??. Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ↑ "2014 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 4)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  21. ↑ "2015 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 5)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  22. ↑ "2011 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 6)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  23. ↑ "2009 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 7)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  24. ↑ "2012 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 8)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  25. ↑ "2000 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 9)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2000-05-??. Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ↑ "2016 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 10)". raceroster.com. 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  27. ↑ "1999 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 11)". Atlanticchip.ca. 1999-05-??. Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ↑ "2012 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 12)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  29. ↑ "2016 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 13)". raceroster.com. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  30. ↑ "2007 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 14)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  31. ↑ "2012 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 15)". Atlanticchip.ca. 1992-05-??. Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ↑ "2011 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 16)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  33. 1 2 "1991 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 17)". Atlanticchip.ca. 1991-05-??. Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ↑ "Top American Sheri Piers Defies Age - Competitor.com". Running.competitor.com. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  35. ↑ "2013 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 5)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  36. ↑ "2013 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 17)". Atlanticchip.ca. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  37. ↑ "2010 results for Cabot Trail Relay (Leg 17)". Atlanticchip.ca. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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